Prague to Cooperate with Tehran on Joint Project

Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Tlapa, who is on an official visit to Tehran, voiced his country’s willingness to boost cooperation and implement joint projects with the Islamic Republic in various areas of economy.

Speaking at a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for American and European Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi in Tehran on Monday, Tlapa described the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers as “historical” and said a new atmosphere has been created for closer cooperation between Tehran and Prague after the implementation of the deal.

He further stressed the need to grasp the new opportunity to promote bilateral relations between the two countries, adding that Czech businessmen and economic activists are highly interested in cooperating with Iran. The Iranian deputy minister, for his part, hailed the growing ties between Iran and Czech, saying that the two nations have many capacities to further promote cooperation in diverse fields.

Earlier in September 2015, Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek, who was accompanied by a 70-strong delegation of Czech traders and economic activists, paid an official visit to Iran and held talks on ways to promote relations in various economic areas.